Innovation to Impact II
CED strives towards achieving its mission with Innovation to Impact contributions from the following companies:
Innovation to Impact
A five-year vision integrating innovation, leadership and resources to build a Research Triangle and North Carolina rich in opportunity and entrepreneurial impact.
5 Year Goals
• Position the Research Triangle and North Carolina as the nation's leading center for entrepreneurial support and success.
• Ensure long-term and expanded access to the critical resources that drive entrepreneurial success - innovation, capital, training, talent, and quality of life.
• Elevate the quality and breadth of employment opportunities for citizens and graduates by increasing the number of successful, entrepreneur-based companies.
Major Benefactors
($150,000)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Partners
($100,000)
Grant Thornton
Hutchison Law Group
Intersouth Partners
K&L Gates
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP
Square 1 Bank
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Angels
($75,000)
Dixon Hughes, PLLC
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Williams Mullen
Contributors
($50,000)
Bank of America
Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T)
Ernst & Young, LLP
Financial Directions / Lori and Robert Spivey
Hosted Solutions
Microsoft Corporation
Preation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
RBC Centura
Silicon Valley Bank
Wachovia Bank, NA
Wakefield Group, L.P.
Supporters
($25,000)
Alston+Bird LLP
The Aurora Funds
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Carlyle & Conlan, Inc.
Duke Energy Carolinas
Hatteras Venture Partners
HireNetworks
Hughes Pittman & Gupton,L.L.P.
Jenkins Wilson Taylor & Hunt, P.A.
Noro-Moseley Partners
O'Brien/Atkins Associates PA
Pappas Ventures
Preation
Rankin McKenzie
The Reseach Triangle Foundation of North Carolina
River Cities Capital Fund
Synecor
Friends
Christy Shaffer
Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mary U. Musacchia
Peyton Anderson
Targacept, Inc.
Thank you for your support:
